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  The organisation wants our money

  by Heartofaboy in

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  has anyone heard that at the end of the theocratic service meeting last night the organisation asked for money, pensions, properties, shares, insurance policies in fact anything of any financial value?.

  it upset some people attending the meeting.. .

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  You used to have to write to the society and specially request a copy of the planning brochure in writing. And wheras the first one gave a little bit of info on how the donations are used (printing, KHs, Branch construction,etc) the second one I recieved skipped all that info and was only about how you can donate. Even the W articles Nov 1 or Dec 1 each year used to give some info in detail as to how the money is used. But the past several years they skip that info and just ask for your money.

  They are planning a huge 900,000 sq ft expansion at Patterson and nearly 400,000 sq ft expansion at wt farms! Be sure to turn over your homes and all of your valuables to them!
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  My Dad's passing

  by happyexjw in

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  quite a while ago i wrote about my dad who has been living with prostate cancer for 13 years with secondry bone cancer for the last 2 years.

  we all thought he was going to leave us back in april when he had a bad chest infection.

  i was talking about wanting to be able to say some words at his funeral.

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  I am sorry for your loss happyexjw . My Dad died nearly 5 years ago and not one witness said anything to console or encourage me. My wonderful Mom died 10 and1/2 years ago- I miss my parents very much. I am sorry you had this horrible experience right after your Dad died. It's good you still have your Mom. I'm glad you were able to be at home with your Dad when he died and that he died peacefully.
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  Watchtower BREAKDOWN on the highway to Paradise

  by Terry in

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  all of us at one time or another have owned a automobile that was a real lemon!.

  the car may have been shiny, stylish and totally cool-looking....the only problem was it was a piece of crap.. repair after repair after repair in a never ending spiral of maintenance kept it in the shop more than it was on the road!.

  you may have really loved that car--it might have been a classic---but--it proved to be totally useless for basic transportation because:.

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  Excellent Terry!
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  Former Jehovah's Witnesses..... becomes a Jewish Rabbi !

  by koolaid-man in

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  former jehovah's witnesses,craig emswiller is now a jewish rabbi, and is speaking up on the dialogue progam today sat.

  nov,27, 2010, 7pm est.

  dialouge is hosted by former jehovah's witnesses presiding overseer and watchtower historian richard rawe.

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  @BurnTheShips- I guess you are right, for some Judaism is a satisfying religion to be in. Actually none of my relatives are (were) reform Jews so I am not too familiar with that version of Judaism.
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  How Many Demons Are There ?

  by moomanchu in

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  my attempt at answering.. first how many angels are there?.

  revelation 5:11; .

  then i looked and heard the voice of many angels, .

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  The mention of a third in Revalation was explained to be just symbolic of a large number but not meaning it really is a third.
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  Born in / Came in

  by Rocky528 in

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  are statistics available or does anyone have any idea what percentage of th 7,000,000 jw,s are "born in" versus "came in"?.

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  In the congs I was in I think there were more who came in then born in, and most of the jwkids I knew when I began (in 1976 ) left the "truth."

  Welcome Rocky528!
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  If you CHANGE what you said was TRUE...How could it have been true??

  by Terry in

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  if the bible says anything; it says what it says.. what is said doesn't change because nobody is continuing to write it.. the bible cannot change, then.. god's word (if that is what the bible is) doesn't change.however, if any person or group interprets the bible's doctrines and the doctrines change, then,it must be the interpreter who is in error.. (i call it "error" because; why change it otherwise?).

  who would have enough hubris to risk representing god's word one way---and declare it truth--only to change that truth into something else?.

  answer: the watchtower society!.

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  Excellent point MrFreeze.
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  Former Jehovah's Witnesses..... becomes a Jewish Rabbi !

  by koolaid-man in

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  former jehovah's witnesses,craig emswiller is now a jewish rabbi, and is speaking up on the dialogue progam today sat.

  nov,27, 2010, 7pm est.

  dialouge is hosted by former jehovah's witnesses presiding overseer and watchtower historian richard rawe.

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  I find it amazing that people of other religions want to convert to Judaism. That religion has nothing but rules, rituals, laws and traditions and never answered my questions about God, the Bible, Adam and Eve or the Messiah. It never made me feel close to God. I have no interest in man-made laws and opinions and you are given different interpretations on things depending on whether you are conservative ( my parents) or orthadox ( my grandparents, my aunts, uncles and cousins) or Hasidic, or reconstructionist, etc. I guess I feel towards the Jewish religion ( which I never would have chosen) what many of you who were born into the JW religion feel regarding 'The Truth".

  I never imagined any of Jehovah's Witnesses would give up that religion to join the Jewish religion. This is amazing to me. But for Moshe and anyone else who does find contentment, satisfaction and happiness in the Jewish religion I am happy for you. I'm just surprised anyone would want to join it!

  I could not see myself returning to Judaism, just like I can not imagine ever being a JW again. If what I wrote sounds harsh I'm sorry. I was brought up in the Jewish religion and did not like it. So I am going by my own personal experiences in it. Just as you born in JWs who left the "truth" don't understand why someone would choose to become a witness I have trouble seeing the appeal Judaism has for people of other religions...
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  Do you worry about money?

  by Newborn in

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  when i was jw i never had money but that was how it was supposed to be (have a boring part time job and pioneer)...i didn't worry about my pension coz paradise would come long before i'd reach that age.

  well, now i will grow old (hopefully) and i do worry a little bit about my pension.

  however, i do have some money saved now and earn a good living.

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  Thank you Newborn!
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  Another newbie.

  by TimeBandit in

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  just beginning to open my eyes...my aunt, flyinghighnow is helping me along.

  glad to be in a place where people understand.

  i guess i'll be seeing you all around.

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  Hi TimeBandit! Welcome!